Unsated of her lust for praise, she persisted: "Don't you think my lessons have done me good?"
"Have you been taking lessons?"
"Certainly I have. You told me you wanted me to. I've been working terribly hard."
"How hard?"
"A whole hour, some days. Or pretty nearly."
"That is toil! Under whom?"
"One of the teachers at school. She's very good."
"A professional?"
"She used to sing in a choir. She says," Pat dropped her voice impressively, "there are lots of voices on the stage not as good as mine."